In the grand journey of promoting high-quality economic development, policy-based finance has always been a vital force in serving national strategies and empowering the real economy. The Beijing Branch of the Export-Import Bank of China has thoroughly implemented the spirit of the Central Financial Work Conference, taking Party building as its fundamental guarantee, focusing on its core responsibilities and main business, and utilizing new policy-based financial instruments as important support. It has precisely nurtured the fertile ground of the real economy, writing a new chapter in the era of policy-based financial services supporting the high-quality development of the real economy in Beijing.
Party building leads to a strong foundation
Strengthening the "ballast" of financial services
The leadership of the Communist Party of China is the fundamental guarantee for the development of finance with Chinese characteristics. The Beijing Branch of the Export-Import Bank of China has always prioritized Party building, using high-quality Party building to guide high-quality business development and ensuring that financial work always moves in the right direction.
At the theoretical level, the bank closely adhered to the core spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, anchored its strategic positioning as the capital city and the responsibilities and missions of the Export-Import Bank of China, and systematically carried out theoretical learning. The Party Committee leadership conducted in-depth discussions and research on topics such as high-quality development and new productive forces, consistently integrating the learning outcomes with the practical needs of serving the real economy, transforming theoretical achievements into scientific approaches for planning work, pragmatic measures for solving problems, and concrete actions to promote development. Each Party branch closely followed the Party Committee's deployment, from interpreting policy connotations through special Party lectures to experiencing the original aspiration and mission through on-site study and discussion, and exchanging ideas to spark intellectual insights, ensuring that the spirit of the CPC Central Committee was internalized and took root at the grassroots level, thus solidifying the ideological foundation for the bank's high-quality development.
At the level of practical innovation, the bank formulated an annual "Party Building Work Enhancement Plan," using "one branch, one characteristic" as a starting point, and focusing on key themes such as cultivating new productive forces and preventing financial risks, striving to create branded Party building cases. Through various activities such as themed speeches on "Growing Together with the Bank," special sharing sessions on improving the "first ratio," and experience sharing sessions by outstanding customer managers, the bank established exemplary Party member posts, formed youth commando teams, conducted red education at revolutionary education bases, and carried out joint learning and construction activities with peers and enterprises, building a business collaborative ecosystem under the leadership of Party building. Simultaneously, the bank strengthened the construction of clean finance, inviting experts to conduct warning education lectures and organizing visits to the discipline inspection and supervision exhibition, clarifying the bottom line through cases and strengthening constraints through discipline, thus building a solid disciplinary barrier.
The deep integration of Party building and business operations at the Beijing Branch of the Export-Import Bank of China has allowed the exemplary role of Party members to be fully demonstrated on the front lines. In key areas such as marketing major projects, distributing new policy-based financial instruments, and tackling cross-border business challenges, key Party members have taken the lead, creating a positive environment of "Party committee leadership, branch-level efforts, and Party member pioneering spirit," providing strong organizational support for serving the real economy.
Focusing on core businesses to stabilize foreign trade
Activating a new engine for opening up to the outside world
As a policy-oriented financial institution serving the development of foreign trade, the Beijing Branch of the Export-Import Bank of China firmly grasps its main responsibilities and focuses on the core task of stabilizing foreign trade. It provides diversified financial services to support enterprises in "going global" and injects strong momentum into the capital's high-level opening up.
This year, the Beijing branch of the Export-Import Bank of China successfully issued its first special loan for "overseas investment + overseas warehouses," providing professional financial services covering the entire lifecycle of an overseas warehouse project located in a German port for a large supply chain cross-border e-commerce company.
However, overseas projects generally present complex characteristics, such as intricate cross-border compliance systems, multi-layered equity structures, and intertwined geopolitical risks. To accelerate project implementation, banks first need to consider how to systematically address these numerous challenges.
The Export-Import Bank of China's Beijing branch has established a dedicated cross-border business service team to deeply analyze the ecological characteristics of the cross-border e-commerce supply chain, accurately grasp the closed-loop management needs of enterprises' domestic and overseas funds, and meticulously construct an integrated service matrix of "financing + intellectual support" by relying on the resources of a professional cross-border financial think tank. It can be said that the bank has answered the above questions with its professional service system and strong capabilities in the field of cross-border finance.
It is understood that during the advancement of this overseas warehouse project, the Export-Import Bank of China's Head Office Review and Management Department innovatively launched an early intervention mechanism, bringing the review work forward. Through close collaboration and efficient communication, the head office and branches formed a strong working synergy, enabling the efficient and high-quality implementation of this overseas merger and acquisition project, successfully establishing it as a benchmark example of policy-based financial support for "overseas warehouse new infrastructure."
To ensure the effective implementation of relevant policies for stabilizing foreign trade and to better fulfill the requirements of the Ministry of Commerce's policies on stabilizing foreign trade, the Export-Import Bank of China Beijing Branch, in conjunction with the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce, launched a special loan program to "promote stable growth in foreign trade." This program provides preferential interest rate loans to high-tech, high-value-added product import and export enterprises, as well as international production capacity cooperation projects under the "Belt and Road" initiative. Furthermore, the bank actively builds platforms for cooperation between banks and between banks and enterprises. It has jointly formulated a "Joint Work Plan for Serving the Capital's High-Level Opening-up" with the Bank of China Beijing Branch, established a collaborative and shared list mechanism with the China Development Bank Beijing Branch, a project mutual promotion mechanism with the Bank of Beijing, and issued a "Work Plan for Pooling Resources to Boost Development and Stabilize Foreign Trade" with the China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation Beijing Branch.
As can be seen, the innovative practices of the Export-Import Bank of China's Beijing branch cover all business scenarios. From supporting the exports of manufacturing companies such as BAIC Group and Foton Motor, to helping Shougang Group import iron ore to ensure production; from providing financial support for China ENFI to expand into overseas markets, to supporting the first overseas project of a leading panel manufacturer, the bank's financial services have comprehensively covered multiple fields such as traditional foreign trade, international production capacity cooperation, and new forms of foreign trade.
Full-cycle support for scientific and technological innovation
Unblocking the "lifeline" of industrial upgrading
Currently, the technological revolution and industrial transformation are advancing in depth, and "innovation" has become the core engine propelling China's economy forward. How to effectively leverage science and technology finance to promote a high-level cycle of technology, industry, and finance has become a major challenge for every financial institution. At present, the Beijing Branch of the Export-Import Bank of China is empowering technological innovation through its fruitful exploration and practice.
"In the marathon of technological breakthroughs, financial partners are needed to pass the baton every time." In the CNC workshop of Beijing No. 1 Machine Tool Co., Ltd., a national-level specialized and innovative "little giant," the sparks from precision cutting tools illuminating the trajectory of financial empowerment.
As a long-established state-owned enterprise with over 70 years of history, Beijing No. 1 Machine Tool Co., Ltd. was once one of the "Eighteen Arhats" of CNC machine tools in my country, but it also faced the technical dilemma of being "stuck" in high-end CNC machine tools. The Beijing Branch of the Export-Import Bank of China formed a special team to go deep into the production line and tailor a combination of "loans + trade finance products" for the company, accurately investing financial resources in R&D and helping the company break through many key technical barriers.
"Finance is not just cold, hard numbers, but a warm force that accompanies enterprises through cycles." At the Beijing branch of the Export-Import Bank of China, the combination of finance and technology is no longer a simple matter of lending, but rather about improving the accuracy and suitability of financing through "intellectual support," so as to truly become a companion for science and technology innovation enterprises as they "climb over obstacles."
It is worth mentioning that this year the bank issued the "Special Work Plan for Developing Science and Technology Finance to Support Specialized, Refined and Innovative Industries in 2025", which focuses on cultivating and expanding emerging industries such as aerospace, new-generation information technology, and new materials; it has innovatively formulated differentiated guarantee and pricing policies and strived to build a comprehensive service system covering the entire chain and cycle of "R&D-production-export", opening up a new breakthrough in the face of financing difficulties.
Under the spotlight of the 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), four science and technology innovation enterprises—Beijing No.1 Machine Tool, Ruimate Medical, Haibo Sicheng, and Qingchang Electric Power—signed financial service cooperation agreements with the Beijing Branch of the Export-Import Bank of China. This moment is not only a tangible testament to the cooperation between banks and enterprises, but also a vivid microcosm of policy-based finance fulfilling its mission of "serving the country through finance," precisely nurturing the fertile ground for scientific and technological innovation, and focusing on forging industrial advantages.
From nurturing startups to strengthening their growth, and then to guiding them into maturity, the Export-Import Bank of China Beijing Branch has served nearly 100 technology companies to date, with strategic emerging industries accounting for nearly 60% of its outstanding loans. As a responsible policy-oriented financial institution, the bank has built a bridge for a virtuous cycle of "technology-industry-finance," enabling more science and technology innovation enterprises to unleash their innovative vitality in Beijing.
Innovative tools empower
Strengthening the "hard support" for high-quality development
2025 is a crucial year for China's economy to move towards high-quality development. The new policy-based financial instruments established by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council have become a core engine for expanding effective investment and promoting industrial upgrading. The Beijing Branch of the Export-Import Bank of China resolutely implemented national decisions and plans, seized policy opportunities, and quickly established a special working group to ensure early intervention, communication, and preparation. It strengthened its promotion and marketing efforts to enterprises, focusing on key areas such as technological innovation, advanced manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals and healthcare, striving to secure more high-quality project applications. Through a series of pragmatic measures, it has written a vivid answer to the question of serving national strategies.
At the intersection of urban renewal and technological innovation in the capital, the Jinyu Group's Industrial Research and Development Center for Life Sciences is being revitalized. This former old factory area has been transformed and upgraded to optimize the use of existing space, creating a science and technology park integrating technological research and production testing. The Export-Import Bank of China Beijing Branch proactively addressed the project's needs, injecting equity funds through new policy-based financial instruments, effectively filling the project's capital gap and promoting the effective implementation of the triple proposition of "state-owned enterprise transformation + urban renewal + technological innovation," providing solid support for Beijing to consolidate its leading position in the biomedical field.
The aviation industry is a strategic industry vital to national security, and its development has always been closely linked to the national economy and people's livelihood. In response to the urgent needs of developing domestically produced large aircraft, the Beijing branch of the Export-Import Bank of China successfully provided policy-based financial instruments to a research and manufacturing base project for aviation composite materials. This base focuses on the research and manufacturing of fuselage sections for domestically produced large aircraft. Once operational, it will significantly enhance the innovation capabilities of aviation composite materials and help break through international technological blockades. From policy interpretation to project application, from process approval to fund disbursement, the bank provided proactive services throughout the entire process, demonstrating the efficiency and responsibility of policy-based finance.
At the forefront of the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, the Beijing Branch of the Export-Import Bank of China precisely aligned with Beijing's "Three 100s" key projects, providing dedicated funding support for the Zhongguancun Science City International Medical Valley project. This project aligns closely with the development direction of the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry in Haidian District, promoting deep integration of industry, academia, and research through the construction of an "enterprise + university" innovation consortium. The bank established a dedicated green channel, ensuring accountability at each stage and guaranteeing efficient fund disbursement, thus helping Haidian District become a globally influential source of pharmaceutical and healthcare innovation and adding a new growth engine to the capital's economy.
As a policy-oriented financial institution serving national strategies, the Beijing Branch of the Export-Import Bank of China has always been committed to "being a pioneer, addressing shortcomings, and counter-cyclical" in order to explore new paths for financial support through precise financial services and empower high-quality development with more powerful measures, achieving remarkable results.
Building a Barrier Through Compliance
Strengthening the "safety net" for sound business operations
In recent years, the Party Committee of the Beijing Branch of the Export-Import Bank of China has always regarded the construction of a compliance culture as the core approach to comprehensively and strictly governing the Party and strengthening internal governance. Guided by institutional construction and guaranteed by style construction, it has promoted the normalization and long-term effectiveness of compliance management through a series of precise and effective measures, thus building a solid barrier for high-quality development.
The bank has consistently integrated institutional development throughout the entire process of improving its work style, establishing a closed-loop management system to ensure that all work is conducted in a structured and evidence-based manner. Building on this foundation, 2025 has been designated as the "Year of Compliance Management Improvement," with efforts focused on multiple dimensions, including improving systems, conducting self-inspection and rectification, and controlling risks, to ensure that compliance management requirements are effectively implemented.
Precise screening and targeted governance are key focuses of compliance development. The bank conducts internal inspections covering all areas, promptly identifying violations and potential risks through comprehensive screening. Furthermore, it fosters a competitive and collaborative compliance environment by organizing compliance management competitions. These solid and effective measures have ensured that the concept of "compliance for all employees, compliance throughout the entire process, and comprehensive compliance" takes root in the bank, leading to a continuous improvement in internal governance efficiency.
Upholding our original aspirations and shouldering our responsibilities, we forge ahead on a new journey. Standing at a new historical starting point, the Beijing Branch of the Export-Import Bank of China will continue to focus on high-quality development, deeply cultivate the real economy, and serve national strategies. With more precise financial services, more pragmatic work measures, and a more resolute sense of responsibility, we will contribute greater policy-based financial strength to the capital's efforts to build a modern industrial system and achieve high-level opening-up, writing a new chapter in serving the overall development of the country.
(Data source: Export-Import Bank of China, Beijing Branch)
